HO 45 9841 B10982

(excerpts)

No B10982

Date : 1 July 1891

Home Office

Proposed Marriage of HH the Princess Louise of
Schleswig Holstein
and Prince Aribert of Anhalt.

Directions to take the Law Officers’ opinion as to whether
the Queen’s formal consent has to be given under 12 G. III cap II the
father of
the Princess Prince Christian having been naturalized 3 days before his
marriage.

Minutes

see attorney general’s opinion within saying
the consent
of HM is necessary, in which opinion the S of S concurs.

For precedent of a Rl Marriage and the several
stages
taken see B6877 [= HO 45/9811/B6877 ]. (the procedure in this
case was
irregular; see papers within).

The council office not having sent the usual
notification
respecting HM consent, the encd. opinion was taken. Council office
informed
verbally of the nature of the opinion. 1 July.

HM consent, warrant to Ld Chr, warrant to
archbishop of Canterbury
sent by spl messenger to Sir H Ponsonby on 2 July.

The Ld Chamberlain [?] Register [?] 2 July

asked Sir H Ponsonby to receive the consent
& License
2 July

To Ld Chr sending consent for sealing 2 July

copy of consent to council office 3 July

consent & warrant to archbishop sent to
Queen’s
Proctor 3 July

Council at Windsor 3 July

Declaration license to [?] 3 July

HM consent & the license to Sir H Ponsonby
4 July

- - returned 8 July

consent placed in H.O. box 8 July

License to Dean of Windsor 8 July

12 GIII cap II enacts that no descendant of the
body of his
late Majesty King George 2nd male or female (other than the
issue of
princesses who have married or may hereafter marry into foreign
families) shall
be capable of contracting matrimony without the previous consent of His
Majesty, his heirs and successors, signified under the great seal and
declared in
Council.

It is fixed that on Monday next the marriage shall
be
celebrated between Princess Louise of Schleswig Holstein and Prince
Aribert of
Anhalt.

Prince Christian the father of Princess Louise was
naturalized a few days before his marriage with Princess Helena the
daughter of
the Queen.

The Secretary of State desires to be advised by
the Law
Officers whether the consent of Her Majesty is required for the
marriage.

Mr Mathews thinks the Queen’s consent is necessary.

J.S.S.

1 July 91

I am clearly of opinion that Her Majesty’s consent
should be
given prior to the marriage of Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein.